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It’s hard to believe July is coming to an end. Summer goes by so quickly! This week I got back to the marathon plan after races/events the past two weekends switched up my normal schedule. I felt pretty good about this week.

Tuesday – I did a 1 mile run warm-up followed by 800m repeats at 4:18, 4:03, 4:17, 4:18, 4:17, 4:16 with 90 second recovery intervals that I decided to walk for instead of slowly running + a .54 mile easy run cool down — Totaled 5 miles. That decisions to walk for the recovery was the best decision ever! It allowed me to get my breathing under control and heart rate to lower just enough before going again. When doing repeats in the heat, I find that even slow running isn’t enough recovery. This worked great! I was very pleased with how consistent I was able to be with this change (except for that second one), as that was the goal.

Wednesday – Biked 30 minutes easy pace on the bike trainer. This was a much needed recovery day from yesterday! I was so happy to see this workout in the plan for today. I recently received “Run the World” in the mail and got started reading it. It’s pretty good thus far!

Saturday – Ran 11 miles with my husband to/around the GVSU campus. The weather was great, which made this feel like a breeze! It was such a relief compared to last weekend. I love when taking it slower (10:37 pace) gives me the energy to feel like I could just keep going. I had a little bit of aches/pains along the way, but nothing too bad. I’ve been really good in the last few days about getting back into the stretching/foam rolling habit. It’s so easy to get out of routine in doing that. I also just got a muscle roller stick (it literally was delivered a few minutes after we got back from our run). Talk about great timing! I used it today after my bike ride.

It felt good to have a normal week again and end with a strong long run!

My in-laws have a cottage up north, so when we first heard that the Troutarama festival had a 5k we had to do it! This was our second time running this race and *spoiler alert*….my very FIRST time EVER placing! … Continue reading →

It’s been an unusual two weeks! I missed my week in review post for the 10-16th. I had events the past two Saturday’s, which meant my weekday workouts were altered. I cut my long run out before the Holland 100 and … Continue reading →

WE DID IT!! I have had a century ride on my bucket list for a little while, so I’m glad I was able to experience it…even if it wasn’t as enjoyable as I had hoped. For those of you who … Continue reading →

Monday – Happy 4th of July!I ran 4×800’s with 2 min. recovery intervals (and a 1 mile warm up and 1.2 mile cooldown) — total of 5 miles. Had to put the festive compression socks on after this one!

Tuesday – Biked 30 miles on the trainer! That’s really pushing my limits for indoor mileage if I don’t have a tv or something on. It was a good ride though. Pretty high mph average (18.82) for that distance for me, so I was happy! I practiced a few yoga poses on my deck after the ride. This was definitely not in the marathon training plan, but with our 100 mile bike ride coming up on the 16th I wanted to make the most of my time inside too.Wednesday – Rest day.

Thursday – Ran 7 miles (Goal: 1 easy, 5 marathon pace, 1 easy). I was pretty happy with the outcome. My 5MP miles were pretty close to goal pace (within 5-6 seconds), so that was awesome! It was sooo hot out for this run. I ended up putting my head in someones sprinkler and running through a few others lol. It definitely helped!

Friday – “Rest” day. I ended up taking a 1 hour yoga class at a park by the beach.It was a fun class and I got to finally meet Mindy, of Just a One Girl Revolution, who also took the class.

Saturday – Here we are…a bunch of rule breakers here! haha I ran 9 miles (10:15 pace) with my husband and we ran a tad too fast for what our training plan wanted. But, like the last few long runs I’m just aiming at keeping it feeling fairly easy and conversational. So, bonus if it ends up a little faster and we still feel good. This was a big day for my husband as it was his longest run ever! *wohoo* He is such a champ!And a double bonus, my new slideproof hair ties work!

I didn’t loose the bottom one from my braid and it didn’t rip my hair out removing them like I thought they would. Yay! After the run we came back and I immediately started to re-stain our front porch (ignore the chipping white paint — that’s the next project!). And then finally jumped in the shower! 😉 Anyone else in the process of getting ready to move? There is so much that needs to be done! You all should see the pile of stuff I have ready to sell in our moving sale…it’s crazy!!

That was my week! I hope you all had a great one too! Next week is going to be a little different for me as it’s the week of my century ride. I’m cutting out my long run and just doing my usual track repeats on monday and then doing a longer tempo run mid-week. I’m planning on taking two full days off before the ride. Lots of nerves about this event! Wish me luck…I think I need it!

A few weeks ago, I received some samples of Bob’s Red Mill’s new product. They’re nutritional booster protein powders.They sent me three different flavors, and they all have chia & probiotics in them: Chai Chocolate Vanilla I used them as my … Continue reading →

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